My Moonage Daydream ~ on Bowie and Moonage Daydream (2022), “a cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie’s creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.” Bowie was the coolest motherfucker ever. More than anything else, this cinematic documentary conveys this simple fact. Bowie’s odyssey is told…

~ my review-essay on The Godfather, Part I (1972) and II (1974). Recently rewatched both at the Alamo Drafthouse, re-released upon the 50th anniversary. “I believe in America” are the first words spoken in The Godfather, by a man who has come to request a vengeance for his daughter’s sake…

~ As I get older I become increasingly wary of the things I let into my body. And my mind. It’s relatively simple: I no longer want to let anything bad inside of me. May be a bit childish, but it’s true. Food and drink that makes me feel bad…

~ essay on Heat (1995). In Michael Mann’s transcendent crime action drama Heat, a master thief and ace detective duel to balance the chaos being created in the city around them, directly caused — and clarified — by one another.

~ a short story Sho walked to and from work everyday. Midtown to downtown past crosswalks and the homeless, then fifteen short minutes through the tunnels underneath the roads. He could avoid the heat, get some exercise, and listen to a podcast. …

~ a short story They say that the one that brings the rain is the only one worth the worship. I happen to agree. Whoever they are… The people around Samuel, dressed in the oceanic cloaks of their ancient and long forgotten kin, screamed into the overcast sky, “Oh Rainmother…

~ Who are we to look up to? I mean today, in the world, among our leaders. Who are we supposed to look to — as paragons, ideals, the proverbial Übermensch or *Overman*? Can we name a non-corrupt world leader? Can we find a “star” worthy of the name? Who…

~ a short story Jack controlled the rover with the practiced precision of a master gamer. Over the crimson landscape, the complex little multi-million dollar device rolled and filmed under his exacting control. A digital pilot for NASA, he’d been recruited directly because of his renowned career at MLG. That…